Quinta da Beloura

Quinta da Beloura
Gated community and Golf resort
Country Portugal
District Lisbon District
Region Portuguese Riviera
Municipality Sintra
Website www.quintadabeloura.pt

Quinta da Beloura is an affluent gated community and golf resort located in Sintra, on the Portuguese Riviera.[1] The community is known for hosting numerous noteworthy golf tournaments, tennis opens, and equestrian/dressage events, as well as for being the home of numerous famous personalities.[2][3][4]

Quinta da Beloura is one of the most expensive real estate markets in Portugal.[5] It is home to one of the Portuguese Riviera's most significant expatriate and international communities, as well as to the Carlucci American International School of Lisbon.[6]

History

Quinta da Beloura was founded as a luxury planned community in the Sintra Mountains, the traditional summer domain of the Portuguese nobility.[7]

Golf

Quinta da Beloura
Club information
Location Sintra, Portuguese Riviera
Established 1993
Type Private
Total holes 18
Designed by Rocky Roquemore
Par 72

Quinta da Beloura's golf courses were designed by famed American golf architect Rocky Roquemore, who also designed the courses at Quinta do Lago and Vale do Lobo in the Algarve.[8]

Beloura holds the Portuguese Golf Federation's annual National Senior's Championship.[9]

Tennis

Beloura Tennis Academy (BTA), one of the region's preeminent institutions dedicated to tennis, has hosted the Portuguese Tennis Federation's prestigious Campeonato Nacional Absoluto (National Absolute Championship) in 2017.[10][11][12]

BTA is known for hosting its annual Beloura Junior Open, a European qualifying tournament.[13]

Beloura began holding its Futures tournament series in 2017.[14][15]

Equestrian

The Quinta da Beloura Equestrian Center (Portuguese: Centro Hípico Quinta da Beloura) is one of the premier equestrian facilities on the Portuguese Riviera, having held numerous important equestrian events. Quinta da Beloura has hosted the Portugeuse Equestrian Federation's 2015 Taça de Portugal (Portuguese Cup Championship),[16], which the Beloura team won in 2004.[17]

The community hosted the prestigious 2017 and 2018 Troféu de Dressage em Póneis (English: Pony Dressage Trophy), an annual dressage competition held between equestrian academies of the Portuguese Riviera.[18][19]

Beloura hosted the 2017 Portuguese National Horseball Championship.[20]

Notable residents

References

  1. ↑ Expresso Campos de Golfe de Portugal
  2. ↑ Dinheiro Vivo - Youtubers Portugueses Vivem Nesta Mansao de 2,2 Milhoes Euros
  3. ↑ CM Jornal - Casa de Lourenço assaltada
  4. ↑ Jornal de Negocios - O ABC do Poder Angolano
  5. ↑ Christies - Quinta da Beloura Luxury Properties
  6. ↑ Skift - Chinese Who Bought Portugal Properties for Visas are Fed Up with Empty Promsises
  7. ↑ Expresso - A vida na redoma de um condomínio de luxo brasileiro
  8. ↑ Pestana Golf - Beloura
  9. ↑ I Online - Ana Paula Saúde revalida título de campeã nacional de seniores
  10. ↑ BolAmarela - FPT Confirma Nova Data, Prize Money, e Local do Campeonato Nacional Absoluta
  11. ↑ RTP - João Sousa fechou época de altos e baixos
  12. ↑ Sapo Desporto - Joao Sousa Sagra-se Campeao Nacional Absoluto de Tenis
  13. ↑ Sintra Noticias - Finais no Torneio Internacional de Tenis no Beloura Junior Open
  14. ↑ Raquetc - Torneios Future Invadem Beloura Tennis Academy
  15. ↑ Raquetc - Fred Gil ASsina vitoria na Estreia em Sintra
  16. ↑ Equisport - Carl Hester elogia «Equador MVL
  17. ↑ Guia da Cidade - Quinta da Beloura Vence Taca de Portugal
  18. ↑ Equisport - Troféu de Dressage em Póneis: 34 Conjuntos alinharam na 6ª jornada
  19. ↑ Equitacao - Trofeu Dressage Poneis
  20. ↑ Equisport - Horseball: Campeonato Nacional começa com a vitória da Quinta da Figueira
  21. ↑ CM Jornal - Familia de Ronaldo Compra Casa no Algarve
  22. ↑ Zap - Socrates Tinha Mais Imoveis que se Sabia
  23. ↑ Jornal de Negocios - Socrates: Os Imoveis que Serviram para Disfarcar Transferencias
  24. ↑ TVMais Sapo - Dania Neto Vai a Mergulhos
  25. ↑ Activa Sapo - Dania Neto Mostra-se Perita na Danca do Verao
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